1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
2 And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
3 My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
4 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
5 For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
6 The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
7 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.
8 Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
9 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
10 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
11 And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
12 And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
14 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
15 And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
17 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
18 He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
20 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
21 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
23 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
24 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
25 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
27 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
29 For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
30 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
32 For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
33 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
34 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
35 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
36 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
37 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
38 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
39 I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
40 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
42 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
43 Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.
44 You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
45 Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
47 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
48 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
50 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
51 Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
1 Davi cantou ao Senhor este cântico, quando este o livrou das mãos de todos os seus inimigos e das mãos de Saul,
2 dizendo: "O Senhor é a minha rocha, a minha fortaleza e o meu libertador;
3 o meu Deus é a minha rocha, em que me refugio; o meu escudo e o meu poderoso salvador. Ele é a minha torre alta, o meu abrigo seguro. És o meu salvador, que me salva dos violentos.
4 Clamo ao Senhor, que é digno de louvor, e sou salvo dos meus inimigos.
5 "As ondas da morte me cercaram; as torrentes da destruição me aterrorizaram.
6 As cordas da sepultura me envolveram; as armadilhas da morte me confrontaram.
7 Na minha angústia, clamei ao Senhor; clamei ao meu Deus. Do seu templo ele ouviu a minha voz; o meu grito de socorro chegou aos seus ouvidos.
8 "A terra abalou-se e tremeu, os alicerces dos céus estremeceram; tremeram porque ele estava irado.
9 Das suas narinas saiu fumaça; da sua boca saiu fogo consumidor; dele saíram brasas vivas e flamejantes.
10 Ele abriu os céus e desceu; nuvens escuras estavam debaixo dos seus pés.
11 Montou sobre um querubim e voou; elevou-se sobre as asas do vento.
12 Pôs as trevas ao seu redor; das densas nuvens de chuva fez o seu abrigo.
13 Do brilho da sua presença flamejavam carvões em brasa.
14 Dos céus o Senhor trovejou; ressoou a voz do Altíssimo.
15 Ele atirou flechas e dispersou os inimigos, arremessou raios e os fez bater em retirada.
16 Os vales apareceram, e os fundamentos da terra foram expostos, diante da repreensão do Senhor, com o forte sopro de suas narinas.
17 "Das alturas estendeu a mão e me segurou; tirou-me de águas profundas.
18 Livrou-me do meu inimigo poderoso, dos meus adversários, que eram fortes demais para mim.
19 Eles me atacaram no dia da minha calamidade, mas o Senhor foi o meu amparo.
20 Deu-me ampla liberdade; livrou-me, pois me quer bem.
21 "O Senhor me tratou segundo a minha retidão; segundo a pureza das minhas mãos me recompensou.
22 Pois guardei os caminhos do Senhor; não cometi a perversidade de afastar-me do meu Deus.
23 Todos os seus mandamentos estão diante de mim; não me afastei dos seus decretos.
24 Tenho sido irrepreensível para com ele e guardei-me de pecar.
25 O Senhor recompensou-me segundo a minha retidão, segundo a pureza das minhas mãos perante ele.
26 "Ao fiel te revelas fiel, ao irrepreensível te revelas irrepreensível,
27 ao puro te revelas puro, mas ao perverso te revelas astuto.
28 Salvas os humildes, mas os teus olhos estão sobre os orgulhosos para os humilhar.
29 Tu és a minha lâmpada, ó Senhor! O Senhor ilumina-me as trevas.
30 Contigo posso avançar contra uma tropa; com o meu Deus posso transpor muralhas.
31 "Este é o Deus cujo caminho é perfeito; a palavra do Senhor é comprovadamente genuína. Ele é escudo para todos os que nele se refugiam.
32 Pois quem é Deus além do Senhor? E quem é Rocha senão o nosso Deus?
33 É Deus quem me reveste de força e torna perfeito o meu caminho.
34 Ele me faz correr veloz como a gazela e me firma os passos nos lugares altos.
35 É ele que treina as minhas mãos para a batalha, e assim os meus braços vergam o arco de bronze.
36 Tu me dás o teu escudo de livramento; a tua ajuda me fez forte.
37 Alargas sob mim o meu caminho, para que os meus tornozelos não se torçam.
38 "Persegui os meus inimigos e os derrotei; não voltei enquanto não foram destruídos.
39 Esmaguei-os completamente, e não puderam levantar-se; caíram debaixo dos meus pés.
40 Tu me revestiste de força para a batalha; fizeste cair aos meus pés os meus adversários.
41 Fizeste que os meus inimigos fugissem de mim; destruí os que me odiavam.
42 Gritaram por socorro, mas não havia quem os salvasse; gritaram ao Senhor, mas ele não respondeu.
43 Eu os reduzi a pó, como o pó da terra; esmaguei-os e os amassei como a lama das ruas.
44 "Tu me livraste dos ataques do meu povo; preservaste-me como líder de nações. Um povo que eu não conhecia me é sujeito.
45 Estrangeiros me bajulam; assim que me ouvem, me obedecem.
46 Todos eles perdem a coragem; saem tremendo das suas fortalezas.
47 "O Senhor vive! Bendita seja a minha Rocha! Exaltado seja Deus, a Rocha que me salva!
48 Este é o Deus que em meu favor executa vingança, que sujeita nações ao meu poder;
49 que me livrou dos meus inimigos. Tu me exaltaste acima dos meus agressores; de homens violentos me libertaste.
50 Por isso te louvarei entre as nações, ó Senhor; cantarei louvores ao teu nome.
51 Ele concede grandes vitórias ao seu rei; é bondoso com o seu ungido, Davi e seus descendentes para sempre".